By Tobias Carroll Countless human settlements all over the world are lost to time and the elements. That can be a challenge for the archaeologists tasked with exploring the ways people lived in the past in these locations; it’s much easier to visualize…
Volkswagen Formally Announces the Revival of the Scout
By Tobias Carroll In 1960, the first International Harvester Scouts hit the road in the United States. What was at the time seen as a counterpart to the Jeep now seems somewhat ahead of its time — a bulky vehicle that resembles a proto-SUV, and one whi…
Acrophobia Sufferers Beware — The World’s Longest Suspension Footbridge Is Open
By Lindsay Rogers As of this Friday the 13th, the longest pedestrian suspension footbridge in the world is officially open to the public. The Sky Bridge 721 is, you guessed it, 721 meters (or roughly 2,365 feet) long and is suspended 95 meters (312 fee…
And the Recipient of the NFL’s Toughest Schedule for the Upcoming Season Is…
By Evan Bleier If the Kansas City Chiefs are going to make it to the Super Bowl for the third time in four seasons, they’ve got their work cut out for them. At least that’s the way it looks right now following the NFL’s release of the full schedule for…
Ernie Barnes’s Painting “The Sugar Shack” Just Sold For a Record Amount
By Tobias Carroll Even if you’ve never seen Ernie Barnes’s painting The Sugar Shack on the wall of a gallery or museum, you’re probably familiar with it. Its exuberant depiction of people joyfully dancing as a band plays also appeared on the cover of M…
Algae Might Be an Energy Solution We Really Need
By Kirk Miller We’ve got a battery issue — due to supply chain issues, rare materials shortages, the ongoing pandemic and higher demand. One novel solution? Turn to algae. Per New Scientist, Christopher Howe at the University of Cambridge and his colle…
Get a Full-Body Workout at Home With This On-Sale Training System
By Cam Vigliotta We’ve come to assume the acronym “WFH ” translates to “Work From Home” in recent years, but it also stands for “Workout From Home” now that millions have said sayonara to pricey gym memberships. Whether you’re working up a sweat these …
4 Vacation Looks for Your Upcoming Getaway
By Paolo Sandoval Believe it or not, we’re nearing the halfway point of 2022, and between COVID resurgences, unkind weather and the jarring realization that the ’90s were over 30 years ago, it’s put us through the wringer. It’s probably why you’re sali…
Why Are People Suddenly Obsessed With Life in the Middle Ages?
By Tanner Garrity There’s a part in Midnight in Paris, when Gil Pender (Owen Wilson) finally understands that he has to stop living in the past. He reaches two conclusions. One: “Adriana, if you stay here though, and this becomes your present then pret…
Is It Gender Discrimination to Call a Man “Bald” at Work?
By Bonnie Stiernberg We all know that trying to insult someone at work by reminding them that they’re bald is rude and unprofessional, but does it constitute gender discrimination? According to a recent ruling by an employment tribunal in the U.K., the…